Pitch Black (2000) - Quotes

Survival Instincts and Promises in Darkness

Riddick: Strong survival instinct. I admire that in a woman.

Carolyn: I promised them that we would go back with more light.

Riddick: Did you?

Carolyn: What? Are you afraid?

Riddick: (laughs) Me afraid?

Carolyn: Come on, Riddick. There's gotta be some part of you that wants to rejoin the human race.

Riddick: Truthfully, I wouldn't know how.

Carolyn: Well, then just give me more light for them, and I'll go back by myself.

Riddick: Okay.

Riddick: There you go.

Carolyn: Please, just come with me.

Riddick: I got a better idea. Come with me.

Carolyn: You're fucking with me! I know you are!

Riddick: You know I am? You don't know anything about me. I will leave you here. Step inside.

Carolyn: I can't.

Riddick: Sure, you can.

Carolyn: I can't.

Riddick: [he lends her his hand] Here. I'll make it easy on you. Take my hand. Come on. Come on … look. No one's gonna blame you. Save yourself, Carolyn.

Carolyn: I …

Riddick: [she's getting to the ship] Come on … come on … That's it. That's it. Good girl.

Carolyn: Now, you! You listen to me! I am the captain of this ship. And I am not leaving anyone on this rock with those fucking things, even if it means –

Carolyn: Get that thing off my neck.

Riddick: Shut up! You'd die for them?

Carolyn: I would try for them.

Riddick: You didn't answer me.

Carolyn: Yes, I would, Riddick. I would – I would die for them.

Riddick: (pauses) ...Interesting.

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Facing Mortality in Desperate Circumstances

Jack: We're gonna lose everybody out here. We should've stayed at the ship.

Riddick: He died fast, and if we have any choice about it, that's the way we should all go out. Don't you cry for Johns. Don't you dare.

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The Ethics of Life and Death Decisions

Johns: Doctors decide who lives and dies on the battlefield. It's called Triage.

Riddick: Kept calling it murder when I did it.

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Tension Between Riddick and Johns Escalates

Riddick: Come on, Johns. You've got the big gauge.

Johns: I'd rather piss glass. Why don't you go in and check?

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Faith and Disillusionment in Dark Times

Imam: Just because you do not believe in God, Mr. Riddick, does not mean God does not believe in you–

Riddick: You think someone could spend half their life in a slam with a horse bit in their mouth and not believe? You think he could start out in some … liquor store trash bin with an umbilical cord wrapped around his neck and not believe in God? You got it all wrong, holy man. I absolutely believe in God, and I absolutely hate the fucker.

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Leaving Without A Proper Farewell

Riddick: [Riddick shuts off the ship's engines] We can't leave.

Jack: [panicked as creatures approach the ship] Why not?!

Riddick: [fires the ship's engines, incinerating the creatures behind it as it takes off] Without saying "goodnight".

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Ambiguity in Perception and Communication

Richard B. Riddick: Looks clear.

William J. Johns: I thought you said it was CLEAR!

Richard B. Riddick: I said, it looks clear!

William J. Johns: Well what does it look like now?

Richard B. Riddick: … Looks clear.

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Authority and Defiance in Crisis

Hassan: Captain? Captain?!

Carolyn Fry: I'm not your fucking captain.

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Character Introductions in Pitch Black

Paris P. Ogilvie: [extending his hand] Paris P. Ogilvie. Antiquities dealer. Entrepreneur.

Richard B. Riddick: [grinning, taking his hand] Richard B. Riddick. Escaped convict. Murderer.

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A Moment of Tension and Negotiation

William J. Johns: [freeing Riddick] I want you to remember this moment. The way it could have gone and didn't. Here.

William J. Johns: Take it easy...

Richard B. Riddick: Fuck you!

William J. Johns: Do we have a deal?

Richard B. Riddick: [after a pause, Riddick hands the shotgun back] I want you to remember this moment.

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The Price of Enhanced Vision

Jack: Where the hell can I get eyes like that?

Richard B. Riddick: Gotta kill a few people.

Jack: Okay. I can do it.

Richard B. Riddick: Then you gotta get sent to a slam where they say you'll never see daylight again. You dig up a doctor and you pay him 20 menthol Kools... to do a surgical shine job on your eyeballs.

Jack: So you can see who's sneaking up on you in the dark?

Richard B. Riddick: Exactly.

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Unexpected Insights on Escape and Survival

Jack: [sneaking up on Ogilvie] He'd probably get you right here... under the jaw, and you'd never even hear him coming. Because that's how good he is.

Paris P. Ogilvie: Did you run away from your parents or did they run away from you?

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Unfulfilled Destiny and Missed Opportunities

Paris P. Ogilvie: I was supposed to die in France. I never ever saw France.

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A Suggestion to Flee

Paris P. Ogilvie: People, just a suggestion. Perhaps you should flee!

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The Value of Little Luxuries

Paris P. Ogilvie: It's amazing how you can do without the necessities of life provided you have the little luxuries.

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Embracing Light Amidst Fear

Abu "Imam" al-Walid: They're afraid of our light. That means we don't have to be afraid of them.

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Perception of Celestial Harmony and Darkness

Abu "Imam" al-Walid: I had the impression from the model... the two planets were moving as one...and there would be a lasting darkness.

The Verdict on Light's Progress

William J. Johns: The verdict's in. The light moves forward.

Embracing Meaninglessness in Life's Struggles

William J. Johns: What's to be afraid of? My life's just a steaming pile of meaningless shit anyhow. So I say, "Mush on.

Proposal for a Safer Plan

William J. Johns: Why don't you shut up for two seconds and let me come up with a plan that doesn't involve mass suicide?

Questioning the Planet's Vitality

Carolyn Fry: Is this whole planet dead?

Refusal to Sacrifice for Others

Carolyn Fry: [about the passengers] I'm not gonna die for them!

Consequences of Darkness and Desperation

Richard B. Riddick: I don't truly know what's gonna happen when the lights go out. But I do know once the dying starts... this little psycho-fuck family of ours is gonna rip itself apart.

The Creed of Greed

Richard B. Riddick: [to Fry] I guess if it were "trickeration," he'd just "X" me out. He'd kill me. Then again... I am worth twice as much alive. You didn't know that? Your Johns ain't a cop. He's got that nickel-slick badge. And that blue uniform. But he's just a merc. And I'm just a payday. That's why he won't kill me, see? - The creed is greed.

Fear of the Dark

Richard B. Riddick: You're not afraid of the dark, are you?

Understanding the Fate of the Missing Crew

Richard B. Riddick: These people didn't leave. Come on. Whoever got Zeke got them. They're all dead. You don't really think they left with their clothes on hooks... photos on the shelves?

Confronting a Greater Evil

Richard B. Riddick: Finally found something worse than me?

Clarifying Accusations of Murder

Richard B. Riddick: Did I kill a few people? Sure. Did I kill Zeke? No. You got the wrong killer.

Fear and Perception of Threat

Richard B. Riddick: All you people are so scared of me. Most days, I take that as a compliment. But it ain't me you got to worry about now.

Awakening the Primitive Instincts in Cryosleep

Richard B. Riddick: They say most of your brain shuts down in cryosleep. All but the primitive side... the animal side. No wonder I'm still awake. Transporting me with civilians. Sounded like 40, 40-plus. Heard an Arab voice. Some hoodoo holy man, probably on his way to New Mecca. But what route? What route? Smelled a woman. Sweat, boots, tool belt, leather. Prospector type. Free settlers. And they only take the back roads. And here's my real problem: Mr. Johns, blue-eyed devil. Planning on taking me back to slam... only this time he picked a ghost lane. A long time between stops. A long time for something to go wrong.